Category: Metal

Stoner Ripple Music Released – February 6th, 2026 Here’s the next step of the Hermano legacy. Having attached a couple of tracks from their now legendary appearance at Hellfest in 2016 on last year’s ‘When The Moon Was High’, Ripple Music have got their weed-soaked mitts on the full performance and are [more…]

Stoner/Sludge Heavy Psych Sounds Release Date – March 6th 2026 Review By Smudge Smith Oxfordshire’s Desert Storm bring us another mighty slab of stoner/doom on the heels of their fine 2023 effort ‘Death Rattle’ which saw them broaden their sounds. Looks they have another new bass player too with Andew Keyzor stepping [more…]

Review By Darren McIntyre  Maliant is a power metal project from Italy founded by Kyrah Aylin, Larry Ozen, Francesco Caputo & Valerio Edward de Rosa, whose vision was to blend powerful riffs and dark electronics with vocals that range from clean to scream to growl; the outcome was to create an intense [more…]

Power Metal Escape Music Release Date – January 23rd, 2026 Review By Smudge Smith -lengthI’m going to be honest – I have played this to absolute death because I enjoyed it so much. Stormzone were an AOR band back in the day but have since developed into a mighty metal monster and [more…]

Power Metal Steel Gallery Records Released – December 12th 2025 K.C.Forbidden Seed are another new name to me. Hailing from Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, they comprise the vocal and guitar talents of both Constantin Maris and Stefanos Zafeiropoulos. They are ably abetted by George Tsioutsias on keyboards, drummer K.C plus some guests here [more…]

Prog Metal Independent Release Released October 31st 2025 Review By Smudge Smith All Seeing Eyes are prog power metal duo from the East of England. They formed in 2014 and were a trio until they keyboard left leaving singer/guitarist Ben Colton and man of many instruments and production Kenny Fraser. Apparently, their [more…]

Stoner/Psych Rockshots Productions Review By Smudge Smith Jupiter Cyclops are from Phoenix, Arizona, and they say that they will take you on a humorous, mind-bending journey through UFOs, witchcraft and apocalyptic visions, blending 70’s proto-metal, NWOBHM and modern heavy rock. The title track opens with an astronaut talking to mission control before [more…]

Thrash Metal Independent Release Released – October 15th, 2025 Review By Smudge Smith Sanity’s Rage hail from unpronounceable areas of Belgium and were formed in 2006. They have pushed out an EP, a full-length, and some singles before this, their sophomore effort. They appear to be fairly well regarded in Belgium, Holland, [more…]

Thrash Metal Nuclear Blast Records Release Date – January 16th, 2026 Review By Smudge Smith German thrash legends Kreator started life in 1982 as Metal Militia before quickly changing their name to Tormentor, and then in 1984, they changed again to the name we know and love. Bear in mind the band [more…]

Review by glen parkes Paleface Swiss close out 2025 with a clenched fist and a cracked heart, delivering The Wilted EP – a release that captures a band running on fumes, staring down burnout, and refusing to break. After a year that saw them bulldoze stages across Europe, the US, and Australia—with [more…]